As we prepare for the 2020 Folklife Festival, our Brazil program team is meeting some of the most important cultural organizers of Brazilian events in the Washington, D.C., area. It’s been a ...

The music utilizes Bahia’s “Axé” Afro-Caribbean rhythms, incorporating reggae, calypso and Brazilian beats. The public ...

Two(ish) decades and an ocean away from that conversation with my grandma, I sat at a beach in Salvador de Bahia, Brazil. This time, the smell of acarajé mingled with the sea breeze.

If Brazil’s northeastern state of Bahia is the birthplace of the country’s vibrant Afro-Brazilian culture, then the city of Salvador is its epicentre.

Ilê Aiyê’s Black Beauty Day – Curuzu District Celebrating black beauty, dignity, and heritage, Ilê Aiyê hosts “Noite da ...

Travel to Salvador, Bahia, capoeira’s birthplace and mecca for the Afro-Brazilian art form Ricky "Malandro" Lawson II has practiced capoeira for 25 years, traveling often to its birthplace ...

If you’re even remotely interested in Afro-tourism, you should make your way to Bahia to learn about Brazil’s Black culture. Girlies in their healing era will love exploring it.

Boipeba, an idyllic island in Bahia state, has some of Brazil’s most beautiful beaches. Mangaba Cultivo de Coco bought up a fifth of the island to turn it into a hotel resort threatening the local ...

The foods of Candomblé, an Afro Brazilian faith, have long filled Salvador’s streets. ... After slavery ended in Brazil in 1888, Bahia became home to many slaves’ descendents.

Moments later, we met Negra Jhô, a beauty entrepreneur revered for popularizing Afro-Brazilian hairstyles. Taking one look at me, she wrapped me in an embrace as though I had been a long-lost client.

There is Afro-Brazilian music playing in the streets, colorful murals and statues, and a strong sense of belonging.” A drive around Salvador quickly reveals an extensive array of colorfully ...